CSIA302 Final Exam Paper
Jeff Dimond

In order to meet the clients requirements they must first identify what it is that they will need. They must invest in a sound security system to prevent loss of information to include their customers personal information. This security system must also meet the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) requirements. They must also invest in new equipment in order to continue being efficient and successful. After the transition the dentist will be fully capable of doing every aspect of their business either in the office, at the schools or where ever they may find themselves. The first step that the IT department will need to identify is what will they need for their network. This will consist of both their internal networks at all five offices, but also have access to the data on their network while at customers homes, the senior citizen centers and as well as the schools where they do work. This ability to connect to the network while on the road will allow them to process payments as well as being able to access customer history while out of the office. By connecting the different offices together and accessing the networks from outside the office they will need to create a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN). While MANs are expensive to operate and can be over kill for a dentist office (Metropolitan Area Network, n.d.), they can replicate the process through the use of a VPN server. This will make each location act like they are all in the same physical building. They will also be able to access the network through the VPN while on the road. The different office buildings can utilize either fiber optics to connect to the backbone or they can use the traditional broadband services offered either through cable companies or through the phone companies. Internally they can utilize basic 100Mb